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Leith schoolboy with learning difficulties beaten and filmed for Instagram

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Charmaine Laurie, Ally Brazil, Thomas Edde and George Wilson have all been shortlisted for the Lothian Buses People's Champion

Lothian Buses People's Champion: Pick your driver of the year

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Edinburgh's police officers are ready to keep people safe this Christmas. Picture: Ian Georgeson

Edinburgh police to be stationed in their own grotto this Christmas

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Humza Yousaf has ruled out a return of alcohol at Scottish football matches. Picture: John Devlin

Humza Yousaf rules out return of alcohol to Scottish football

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Second teen dies following Kirkcaldy crash

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Livingston house fire leaves one person dead

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Musselburgh darts champ Gary Anderson accused of ‘farting’ during Grand Slam match

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Martin Boyle makes debut as Hibs trio feature for Australia against South Korea

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Residents complaining about the former St John's Primary on Hamilton Terrace/Duddingston Road. Pic:' Neil Hanna Photography

Last ditch attempt to save Portobello school doomed to fail

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Brian Monteith: It’s been a bad week at the office for Theresa May
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An albino squirrel captured on camera earlier in the year. Picture: SWNS

‘Heartbreak’ as rare albino squirrel killed on Scottish road

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More than 11,000 sign Hearts fan’s petition against semi-final debacle

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Jack used a handcycle to get around after his surgery

Jack all set to pedal through Perthes

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Nicola Reynolds will run for the Sands charity

Baby Ramsay spurs Nicola Reynolds on for Sands

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Emma Jayne Park in It's Not Over Yet, the show about her cancer battle that she never thought she would make

Dancer puts cancer battle centre stage at Edinburgh Fringe

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Micah Stanbridge with his mother Sheena, who received a bone marrow transplant thanks to the Anthony Nolan Trust

Cyclist crosses America for charity that saved mum’s life

Health

House prices in Edinburgh and Lothians soar again during summer

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Music fans descend on Linlithgow for a host of top acts

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Nicola helps mums get their groove on

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No rest Ronald McDonald House PJ charity fundraisers

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Talking helped turn storyteller Lily’s life around

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Edinburgh's police officers are ready to keep people safe this Christmas. Picture: Ian Georgeson

Edinburgh police to be stationed in their own grotto this Christmas

Crime

Humza Yousaf has ruled out a return of alcohol at Scottish football matches. Picture: John Devlin

Humza Yousaf rules out return of alcohol to Scottish football

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The front plate of the car is distinctive as it bears a St Andrew's flag with the registration number BN65 LFV.''Pic: supplied by police

Detectives hunt Edinburgh acid attacker’s getwaway car

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The Court of Session in Edinburgh. Pic: Shutterstock

Edinburgh brothel madam loses court appeal bid

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Arrest made following protest against Steve Bannon’s Edinburgh visit

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Watch: Sneaky Tranent motorbike thieves caught on camera

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Four years for man who tried to burn down Leith temple and church

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Second teen dies following Kirkcaldy crash

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The scene on George Street. Pic: David Greer

Seven fire appliances called to Starbucks on Edinburgh's George Street

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BT Murrayfield Stadium. Pic: Shutterstock

Scotland v South Africa: Road closures and diversions ahead of 2018 autumn test at Murrayfield

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Incidents hitting punctuality included a signal fault at Edinburgh Waverley. Picture: Johnston Press

ScotRail punctuality worst for 12 years

Transport

Sneaky thieves have been caught on camera stealing two motorbikes from outside an East Lothian block of flats.

Watch: Sneaky Tranent motorbike thieves caught on camera

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The new Lothian 100-seater at the Kelpies, near the Falkirk factory where they are being built. Picture Michael Gillen

Alastair Dalton: What Edinburgh’s new 100-seat monster buses say about public transport

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Major delays on M8 near Edinburgh following four-vehicle crash

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Two in hospital after crash on Edinburgh's Milton Road

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Labour move to truncate ScotRail franchise thrown out

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Teachers have shared their experiences on classroom violence. Picture: TSPL

‘Four-year-old said he’d kick me in the f*****g face’: Edinburgh teachers share their experiences

Education

Alison Murphy, Edinburgh EIS Secretary.

Violence in schools now seen as ‘just part of the job’

Education

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New South Edinburgh primary school delayed - just in case anything goes wrong

Education

Poverty undermines parenting and exacerbates factors like substance misuse that are associated with maltreatment, says Brigid Daniel (Picture: John Devlin)

It’s everyone’s job to protect children from abuse – Brigid Daniel

Opinion

Third of Edinburgh nursery nurses ‘feel unsafe’ at work, violence survey finds

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Call for compulsory school building reports after 143 incidents in 24 months

Education

Student accommodation in Edinburgh doubles since 2010

Education

Head teacher canes ‘Big Brother’ bureaucracy in Scottish schools

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Mother assisting son in having food at restaurant

Midlothian pubs to monitor parents’ drinking when with kids

Health

Hazel Burns, 45, from Edinburgh, used a Scalp Cooler when she was having chemotherapy

Cool solution to the worry of cancer patients’ hair loss

Health

Rob Wainwright and doddie Weir will be handing out headbands for the My Name'5 doddie' MND Foundation in Edinburgh on Friday night (along with other former Scotland players) and then on Saturday on the royal Mile

Help Scotland rugby legend Doddie Weir with special rugby fans headbands

Health

Hot water floods the hospital. Floors ceilings wall and doors all damaged.' Water running all night unchecked. Pic: anonymous source

Revealed: Why Edinburgh’s new Sick Kids Hospital is facing further delays

Health

Rehabilitation Centre offers five-star treatment in South Africa at a fraction of UK cost

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Local tv images of Teresa McCann who has been left scarred for life after an orange substance was doused on her face and body. with acid by a man wearing a balaclava. 'Pic: STV News/Universal News And Sport (Scotland)

Edinburgh acid attack: politicians urged to press on with new law

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Fresh delay for new Sick Kids Hospital with staff in the dark

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Edinburgh acid attack victim ‘thought she was going to die’

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Miles Briggs: Health board is failing and SNP’s to blame

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New Royal Hospital for Sick Children faces further delays

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Man collapsed in hotel 48 hours after being discharged from hospital

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The former St John's Primary School building in Edinburgh is scheduled for demolition (Picture: Neil Hanna)

‘Demarco and Devine may be too late to save historic Catholic school’

Opinion

Who decides when there are too many Harry Potter shops being opened?

Kevin Buckle: Harry Potter and the High Street of Doom

Opinion

The new Lothian 100-seater at the Kelpies, near the Falkirk factory where they are being built. Picture Michael Gillen

Alastair Dalton: What Edinburgh’s new 100-seat monster buses say about public transport

Opinion

Disappointingly, radiotherapy does not involve a Bond villain threatening you with a laser beam. Picture: PA

Susan Morrison: Just strap me down on a table and call me Bond

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Hayley Matthews: A bit more milk of human kindness for NHS please

Opinion

Euan McGrory: Could Sick Kids building problems not have been foreseen?

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John McLellan: Council coalition will survive on self-interest

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John McLellan: New homes target missed again

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McCrae's Battalion Trust released a statement in response to Tommy Robinson's Instagram photo and pledge. Picture: DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty

McCrae’s Battalion Trust issue statement after Tommy Robinson’s Hearts photo

Hearts

David Kirkwood (before he became MP) on the ground after being batoned by police, while Willie Gallacher stands by after being arrested.' Pic: from exhibition

New Edinburgh exhibition reveals reality of post World War 1 Scotland

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A group pose with Tommy Robinson masks in front of a McCrae's Battalion Hearts flag. Picture: Instagram/realtommyrobinson

Right-wing activist Tommy Robinson promises Hearts visit after masked group photo

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Dominic Raab. Picture; Getty

Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab resigns over withdrawal deal

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Theresa May in Parliament. Picture: AFP/Getty

Brexit deal: What we know so far

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The SNP's Adam McVey and Labour's Cammy Day shake on the coalition deal last year. Picture: Greg Macvean

John McLellan: Council coalition will survive on self-interest

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Edinburgh is struggling to meet its affordable homes target

John McLellan: New homes target missed again

Opinion

Ian Murray: Brexit’s a fudge that sticks in my throat

Opinion

It’s everyone’s job to protect children from abuse – Brigid Daniel

Opinion

Brexit: Theresa May wins support of cabinet for draft EU divorce deal

Politics

Nicola Sturgeon ‘emphatically’ denies cover-up over Alex Salmond allegations

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The former St John's Primary School building in Edinburgh is scheduled for demolition (Picture: Neil Hanna)

‘Demarco and Devine may be too late to save historic Catholic school’

Opinion

Curator Georgina Ripley said the exhibition would reflect the 'sustained' attention on the fashion industry in recent years.

'Body Beautiful' exhibition in Edinburgh to explore diversity in the fashion industry

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John Knox's created this image of tourists at Loch Katrine in the wake of a surge in visitors after it featured in Sir Walter Scott's Lady of the Lake poem.

National Museum exhibition to trace 18th century origins of Scottish tourism

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BT Murrayfield Stadium. Pic: Shutterstock

Scotland v South Africa: Road closures and diversions ahead of 2018 autumn test at Murrayfield

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Homes in the Capital are in high demand.

Edinburgh homes are fastest selling in the UK

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Sneaky thieves have been caught on camera stealing two motorbikes from outside an East Lothian block of flats.

Watch: Sneaky Tranent motorbike thieves caught on camera

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Ocean Terminal is to be renamed. Picture: TSPL

'Sounds ridiculous' - readers react to Ocean Terminal name change

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